One question. The figure reported in the final Tuesday ratings were for 9-11pm. Since the highest viewership is towards the end of the game, it would seem that the avg. numbers would be higher for the entire game.

Are the historical numbers only for primetime as well, or do they include the entire game?

David

I thought that game one would have gotten 17 million, but I do know that if Miami can actually make this competitive (which I highly doubt), it could hit over 20 million for a game 5, 6, and 7

http://tvbythenumbers.com Robert Seidman

@Gil- those numbers were for 9-11:46p, the label just didn’t get updated. it has been now.

http://tvbythenumbers.com Bill Gorman

“Are the historical numbers only for primetime as well, or do they include the entire game?”

All the numbers in this post are for entire games (and in the table they are averages for each series of entire games).

Mike

Do we have final overall rating yet? Did Game 1 crack 10.0?

http://tvbythenumbers.com Bill Gorman

“Do we have final overall rating yet? Did Game 1 crack 10.0?”

The household rating was a 9.9.

Illhaveanother

That’s a very good rating. If this series goes 7, it’ll flirt with 20 million avg

Illhaveanother

Question for Bill or Robert? Where does this rank among games 1’s for ABC? I know they took over the NBA finals in 2003

Illhaveanother

Sorry for the ? After your names

http://tvbythenumbers.com Robert Seidman

It was ABC’s best game 1 in viewers, but not sure where it ranks with 18-49.